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Darier's disease

noun Da·rier's disease \dar-ˈyāz-, där-\

Medical Definition of DARIER'S DISEASE

:  a genetically determined skin condition characterized by patches of keratotic papules—called also keratosis follicularis

Biographical Note for DARIER'S DISEASE

Da·rier \dȧr-yā\ , Jean Ferdinand (1856–1938), French dermatologist. Darier is known for classic descriptions of three conditions affecting the skin: the hereditary dermatosis now known as Darier's disease (1889), acanthosis nigricans (1893), and the skin eruptions associated with tuberculosis (1896).

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